sorry if this offends u but u have mentioned artery lines before but what are they??
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I'm not offended :)
An arterial line/arterial catheter is like a v big cannula that is inserted using a v long wire and needle into the main artery of your wrist unlike a normal cannula that goes into the vein.
It has to be flushed continually or purged so that it can be used to take blood hourly or w/e. They inject a local anaestethic before inserting it as it's technically a procedure.
I'm not offended :)
An arterial line/arterial catheter is like a v big cannula that is inserted using a v long wire and needle into the main artery of your wrist unlike a normal cannula that goes into the vein.
It has to be flushed continually or purged so that it can be used to take blood hourly or w/e. They inject a local anaestethic before inserting it as it's technically a procedure.